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On March 1st our latest studio album Reformed was reviewed by the Swedish music site Meadow Music. Thank you Meadow Music!
Read the Review here:
Reformed is reviewed by Meadow Music (SE)
Reformed is reviewed by Meadow Music (EN)
Also enjoy Three Part Dream. It will appear on the new album.
Take care and live well!
Jesper
onsdag 2 mars 2011
fredag 25 februari 2011
Yet another new song. With vocals!!!
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Dear reformers!
Yesterday, February 24, we produced yet another outtake for the new album. It is called Align and is written by me and Peter. The lyrics are also by us. Yes, I just mentioned lyrics! It is the first Reform track with actual vocals, by me. I am satisfied with both the lyrics and the singing.
Why a vocal track? Our goal is to have three tracks with vocals on the new album and it is partly because we do some Grateful Dead tracks live and then thought "why not try to do some tracks of our own with vocals?". Another reason may be that it is important to broaden one's horizons: Can we keep our sound although we incorporate vocals? Judge for yourself! I think it works and really brings a dark, gloomy feeling to the improvisation.
The following tracks with vocals will, I suppose, be Nuclear War, which I co-wrote in the middle 90's with my old friend Petter Nyhlin, and a song written by me, Anders and Peter called Here's to Life. We played both these songs under the name Mountain Men at Mats Jarl's Backstage Festival in August 2010. Mountain Men is a side project consisting of only Peter, Anders and myself.
Here are the videos from that event:
To confuse you some more I will end this with a clip with Janis Joplin playing the song Raise Your Hand from Frankfurt in 1969. This is great! A genius at her best!
Music is music!
Jesper
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Dear reformers!
Yesterday, February 24, we produced yet another outtake for the new album. It is called Align and is written by me and Peter. The lyrics are also by us. Yes, I just mentioned lyrics! It is the first Reform track with actual vocals, by me. I am satisfied with both the lyrics and the singing.
Why a vocal track? Our goal is to have three tracks with vocals on the new album and it is partly because we do some Grateful Dead tracks live and then thought "why not try to do some tracks of our own with vocals?". Another reason may be that it is important to broaden one's horizons: Can we keep our sound although we incorporate vocals? Judge for yourself! I think it works and really brings a dark, gloomy feeling to the improvisation.
The following tracks with vocals will, I suppose, be Nuclear War, which I co-wrote in the middle 90's with my old friend Petter Nyhlin, and a song written by me, Anders and Peter called Here's to Life. We played both these songs under the name Mountain Men at Mats Jarl's Backstage Festival in August 2010. Mountain Men is a side project consisting of only Peter, Anders and myself.
Here are the videos from that event:
To confuse you some more I will end this with a clip with Janis Joplin playing the song Raise Your Hand from Frankfurt in 1969. This is great! A genius at her best!
Music is music!
Jesper
söndag 13 februari 2011
Two New Tunes + A Jam
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On the 6th of February we had yet another great rehearsal with the new fantastic Reform line-up. Everyone is contributing and this time we rehearsed two new tunes:
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Little Vienna, composed by Peter Åkerberg and
Groovy Thunder, composed by Micke Hujanen.
Little Vienna is a beautiful piece not too inspired by the place where we now have played two weekends in total, I hope. For me, the name actually fits the composition perfectly. It sounds like a strange dream, as a painting of Salvador Dalí would sound and like a circus in black and white from the 20's. Peter plays the lead and hands over the first solo to Hujanen and then takes over to hand over the wheel to Magnus Ramel and then the conclusion comes with the theme played all over again.
Groovy Thunder is a very bombastic piece. It feels very genuinely jazz-rocky with roots from Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra. It is basically based on three riffs, each of them very strong and quite intricate harmonically. The first solo is performed by Mattias Lennestig and the second one is played by Peter.
I am certain that this upcoming album will be great. Taste the name "Age of Reform". How does it sound and feel?
JAM
These two tunes are not the only musical matters that came out of the rehearsal. We also had a great Jam. Jamming is the moment when there will be magic or not. When it feels right you just go with the flow and actually starts wondering "what is that fantastic music that I'm hearing?". It is almost as magic as opening Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce. Either you are caught up in it or not. You can talk about it for hours, but the only conclusion is that music is one of the last remnants from when the still not rational human beings roamed the earth and the air was filled with magic. It is nice to sometimes not feel so rationalized.
Take care!
Jesper
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On the 6th of February we had yet another great rehearsal with the new fantastic Reform line-up. Everyone is contributing and this time we rehearsed two new tunes:
Click on the title to listen to it!
Little Vienna, composed by Peter Åkerberg and
Groovy Thunder, composed by Micke Hujanen.
Little Vienna is a beautiful piece not too inspired by the place where we now have played two weekends in total, I hope. For me, the name actually fits the composition perfectly. It sounds like a strange dream, as a painting of Salvador Dalí would sound and like a circus in black and white from the 20's. Peter plays the lead and hands over the first solo to Hujanen and then takes over to hand over the wheel to Magnus Ramel and then the conclusion comes with the theme played all over again.
Groovy Thunder is a very bombastic piece. It feels very genuinely jazz-rocky with roots from Weather Report and Mahavishnu Orchestra. It is basically based on three riffs, each of them very strong and quite intricate harmonically. The first solo is performed by Mattias Lennestig and the second one is played by Peter.
I am certain that this upcoming album will be great. Taste the name "Age of Reform". How does it sound and feel?
JAM
These two tunes are not the only musical matters that came out of the rehearsal. We also had a great Jam. Jamming is the moment when there will be magic or not. When it feels right you just go with the flow and actually starts wondering "what is that fantastic music that I'm hearing?". It is almost as magic as opening Finnegan's Wake by James Joyce. Either you are caught up in it or not. You can talk about it for hours, but the only conclusion is that music is one of the last remnants from when the still not rational human beings roamed the earth and the air was filled with magic. It is nice to sometimes not feel so rationalized.
Take care!
Jesper
söndag 30 januari 2011
Two New Songs and BKB Trio's first album, Raw Fusion
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We're gonna give you a taste of a little stuff we call...
... Reform music!
We had a wonderful rehearsal on January 24. Two newly born songs opened their eyes and saw the light! The first one I call Kytter. Kytter is an internal joke between my brither Anders and Peter. I won't even try to explain how the joke works, but it is really really strange and originates from a dish served on Anders' birthday party. The second one Peter suggested should be called Mitsuhirato. That's a character from the Tintin comic book Blue Lotus. Mitsuhirato is a very strange Japanese type and I lately have been referring to him on various occasions and because of that Peter suggested the song should be called Mitsuhirato.
Sorry about all the strange explanations!
Anyway, here they are. The personnel is as follows:
Jesper Bergman: electric bass
Anders Brgman: Drums
Micke Hujanen: Guitar
Peter Åkerberg: Guitar
Magnus Ramel: Keyboard
Mattias Lennestig: Keyboard
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We're gonna give you a taste of a little stuff we call...
... Reform music!
We had a wonderful rehearsal on January 24. Two newly born songs opened their eyes and saw the light! The first one I call Kytter. Kytter is an internal joke between my brither Anders and Peter. I won't even try to explain how the joke works, but it is really really strange and originates from a dish served on Anders' birthday party. The second one Peter suggested should be called Mitsuhirato. That's a character from the Tintin comic book Blue Lotus. Mitsuhirato is a very strange Japanese type and I lately have been referring to him on various occasions and because of that Peter suggested the song should be called Mitsuhirato.
Sorry about all the strange explanations!
Anyway, here they are. The personnel is as follows:
Jesper Bergman: electric bass
Anders Brgman: Drums
Micke Hujanen: Guitar
Peter Åkerberg: Guitar
Magnus Ramel: Keyboard
Mattias Lennestig: Keyboard
söndag 2 januari 2011
Easy reviewed by RadioIndy
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Fellow reformers!
Hope you have had a happy new year's eve!
the first thing that happened this year was that RadioIndy published a review of the re-released album Easy. Easy was the first Reform album and it was released in 2001.
Here is the review:
Saturday, January 1, 2011
"Easy" by Reform (Jazz Artist from Sweden)
The talented group Reform and their fabulous CD, "Easy," captures the essence of instrumental Jazz with sophisticated style and grace. Reform is not only a creative group, but their Jazzy style has originality as some songs emit Avant Garde tonality with intense precision. The opener, "Six," has a smooth groove with a melodic guitar, sweet electric piano, funky bass riffs, and soft drum brushes. The song, "Baker," features expressive percussive drums and silky guitars that weave a melodic melody with a rich relaxing quality. "Scapegrace," is another song with finely tuned drums that meld with the electric piano and funky bass while the guitars interject harmonious riffs. Fans of superb instrumental Jazz music will thoroughly enjoy the delectable compositions on the album, "Easy."
-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
And here is a short description of how it was recorded and who played what.
Released in August 2001. Recorded live in the studio.
Personnel track 1,2 and 4
recorded at the Semi-Studio at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm:
Jesper Bergman: Electric bass
Johan Glasson: Electric guitar
Reine Fiske: Electric guitar
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, flute
Anders Bergman: Percussion
Mattias Lennestig: Rhodes
Isak Andersson: Drums
Personnel track 5 and 6
recorded at Alice’s Restaurant, Lerdala:
The same as above except for Pedro Martinez Ramirez who took Isak Andersson’s place and played drums, Berimbau and Percussion. Alexander Wiig missed the train and stayed in Stockholm. Mats Jarl helped engineering the tracks.
Personnel track 3
recorded live in concert (Thru Breaks) and at the Semi-Studio (Happy Landing)
Thru Breaks:
Jesper Bergman: Electric bass
Johan Glasson: Electric guitar
Reine Fiske: Electric guitar
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, flute
Anders Bergman: Percussion
Mattias Lennestig: Rhodes
Pedro Martinez Ramirez: Drums
Happy Landing:
Same as above except for:
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, Sitar
Isak Andersson: Drums
You may listen to it on Spotify or click the cover to download it from iTunes.
Here is a video from a 2001 concert. It is Thru Breaks.
Take care and enjoy the music!
Jesper
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Fellow reformers!
Hope you have had a happy new year's eve!
the first thing that happened this year was that RadioIndy published a review of the re-released album Easy. Easy was the first Reform album and it was released in 2001.
Here is the review:
Saturday, January 1, 2011
"Easy" by Reform (Jazz Artist from Sweden)
The talented group Reform and their fabulous CD, "Easy," captures the essence of instrumental Jazz with sophisticated style and grace. Reform is not only a creative group, but their Jazzy style has originality as some songs emit Avant Garde tonality with intense precision. The opener, "Six," has a smooth groove with a melodic guitar, sweet electric piano, funky bass riffs, and soft drum brushes. The song, "Baker," features expressive percussive drums and silky guitars that weave a melodic melody with a rich relaxing quality. "Scapegrace," is another song with finely tuned drums that meld with the electric piano and funky bass while the guitars interject harmonious riffs. Fans of superb instrumental Jazz music will thoroughly enjoy the delectable compositions on the album, "Easy."
-Diane and the RadioIndy.com Reviewer Team
And here is a short description of how it was recorded and who played what.
Released in August 2001. Recorded live in the studio.
Personnel track 1,2 and 4
recorded at the Semi-Studio at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm:
Jesper Bergman: Electric bass
Johan Glasson: Electric guitar
Reine Fiske: Electric guitar
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, flute
Anders Bergman: Percussion
Mattias Lennestig: Rhodes
Isak Andersson: Drums
Personnel track 5 and 6
recorded at Alice’s Restaurant, Lerdala:
The same as above except for Pedro Martinez Ramirez who took Isak Andersson’s place and played drums, Berimbau and Percussion. Alexander Wiig missed the train and stayed in Stockholm. Mats Jarl helped engineering the tracks.
Personnel track 3
recorded live in concert (Thru Breaks) and at the Semi-Studio (Happy Landing)
Thru Breaks:
Jesper Bergman: Electric bass
Johan Glasson: Electric guitar
Reine Fiske: Electric guitar
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, flute
Anders Bergman: Percussion
Mattias Lennestig: Rhodes
Pedro Martinez Ramirez: Drums
Happy Landing:
Same as above except for:
Alexander Wiig: Percussion, Sitar
Isak Andersson: Drums
You may listen to it on Spotify or click the cover to download it from iTunes.
Here is a video from a 2001 concert. It is Thru Breaks.
Take care and enjoy the music!
Jesper
lördag 25 december 2010
Mountain Men, 3rd set from Lilla Wien and Final Videos
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Fellow earthlings!
Another Xmas is over. Yet again consumerism has reach new peaks in the western world at the same time as people in other parts of the world are starving.
Whatever you do: Do not forget that there are other people living on earth alongside yourself! Let us take care of each other!
Back to music:
I have edited and re-edited three songs from this year's Backstage Festival. I am very satisfied with the Mountain Men sound on all three videos. There is a raw, spontaneous and fresh, sort of punky, touch about the whole performance. First up is Nuclear War, which is now also a part of Reform's repertoire. Composed by me and my old teenage music friend Petter Nyhlin.
The second one is Here's to Life. It surfaced during a jam with me, Anders and Peter in January 2009. This is the first song we played at the festival and we had not had time to do a proper sound check. That's why the levels are a bit strange in the beginning.
The third one is Divine, composed by Jukka Kemppainen, a guitarist from Skövde. It has a really catchy chorus. I have the original somewhere, probably on cassette or DAT. I will present it here if I ever find it. Anyway, I believe this to be a very good song.
Here follows the final set from the concert at Restaurang Lilla Wien. It consists of ten songs. We mix in some covers also. For the first time we played Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground. It is always nice playing good music whatever genre it may be.
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Fellow earthlings!
Another Xmas is over. Yet again consumerism has reach new peaks in the western world at the same time as people in other parts of the world are starving.
Whatever you do: Do not forget that there are other people living on earth alongside yourself! Let us take care of each other!
Back to music:
I have edited and re-edited three songs from this year's Backstage Festival. I am very satisfied with the Mountain Men sound on all three videos. There is a raw, spontaneous and fresh, sort of punky, touch about the whole performance. First up is Nuclear War, which is now also a part of Reform's repertoire. Composed by me and my old teenage music friend Petter Nyhlin.
The second one is Here's to Life. It surfaced during a jam with me, Anders and Peter in January 2009. This is the first song we played at the festival and we had not had time to do a proper sound check. That's why the levels are a bit strange in the beginning.
The third one is Divine, composed by Jukka Kemppainen, a guitarist from Skövde. It has a really catchy chorus. I have the original somewhere, probably on cassette or DAT. I will present it here if I ever find it. Anyway, I believe this to be a very good song.
Here follows the final set from the concert at Restaurang Lilla Wien. It consists of ten songs. We mix in some covers also. For the first time we played Sweet Jane by the Velvet Underground. It is always nice playing good music whatever genre it may be.
måndag 13 december 2010
More videos and the complete audio from the 2nd set
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Hi everyone!
I have edited some more videos from the gig at Lilla Wien. I have also re-edited Downhill and Three Part Dream. I realized I had done it a bit hastily and therefore it became quite boring watching it. Now it should be better!
Further down I also present you with audio from the complete second set.
Here they are. Enjoy!
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Hi everyone!
I have edited some more videos from the gig at Lilla Wien. I have also re-edited Downhill and Three Part Dream. I realized I had done it a bit hastily and therefore it became quite boring watching it. Now it should be better!
Further down I also present you with audio from the complete second set.
Here they are. Enjoy!
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